Detroit mayoral candidate Coleman A. Young II holds a press conference at his campaign headquarters in Detroit on June 19, 2017, demanding the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the city's demolition program and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's involvement.(Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free Press)Buy Photo

Detroit mayoral candidate Coleman Young II unveiled a "restoration plan" Monday focused on spurring economic development in neighborhoods, creating high-tech public transportation and undoing damage he believes was caused by the city's bankruptcy.

Young, 34, officially launched his run for mayor Feb. 24 with a large photo of his late father in the background. He says the city also needs to focus on the 18- to 34-year-old millennial demographic, which he said is the future of the city.

"One of responsibilities of government is to assure the citizenry the right to the enjoyment of the long-term held assets which have been acquired and maintained under the municipal corporation," Young said in the plan. "Assets which have been taken unlawfully by unconstitutional acts must be returned to the citizens via action of the courts in the balance of a triumvirate government."

Young said he plans to fight to restore the city's assets including Belle Isle, and the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department. Young said he also wants to "undo the constitutional breaches triggered by the unconstitutional Emergency Manager Law and the Bankruptcy which defrauded Retiree pensions and city coffers."

Coleman said, if elected, he would propose the creation of a two-person pod skyTran system, an elevated transit that uses electromagnetic power for personal rapid transit. According to the plan, the system would use maglev, magnetic levitation energy.

According to the plan, the NASA Ames Research Center in California has a similar system in place.

"The skyTran could position Detroit for new businesses and development in the 21st Century and do for Detroit what the automobile did for Detroit during the industrial revolution in the age of innovative rapid personal driverless transit," Young wrote.

Young also wants the city to partner with General Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler and Tesla on driverless cars for multiple modes of transportation.

Young also is proposing improvements to Detroit Department of Transportation including resuming complimentary bus passes for Detroit seniors.

Young said he wants to address the city's crime challenges and treat "violence like a virus" by working with the Centers for Disease Control to get data on its root causes.

To address crime, Young plans to:

Partner with hospitals with data and wrap-around services for gunshot victims.

Implement shot-spotter technology to track where gunshots are originating throughout Detroit

Young said he also wants to reform auto insurance. In May, the Free Press published an in-depth look at the high costs of auto insurance in the city of Detroit. The Free Press investigation found that Detroit drivers face the highest average auto insurance rates in the country, often more than $3,000 a year for a single vehicle.

Young is proposing creating auto insurance for Detroit residents that is more equitable with other insured members in the state and other parts of the country. The plan states he would sue insurance companies over "racist, red-lining policies" that he said have kept Detroit’s rate excessively high.

Young wants to require prior approval before companies can file new rates and give Michigan's insurance commissioner more powers to order roll-backs of rates if they are “excessive” or issue refunds if it's discovered that consumers have been overcharged or price-gouged.

In response to Young's plan, Mayor Mike Duggan's Chief of Staff Alexis Wiley said: "We have a mayor that has real solutions for the city. Today, the Duggan administration sent 8,000 Detroit youth to work and opened 16 Summer Fun Centers, touching every council district."

Education is also a focal point of the plan, and Young says he wants to work with Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti to create "wraparound services" in the schools. He also wants to create more programs focused on job training, tax preparation and community health care. Young also wants to propose expanded learning time and potentially create a longer school day and year for students.

Young also wants to focus on partnering with the city's labor organizations for skilled trades and provide training to small businesses and entrepreneurs to help them qualify for local, state and federal contracts and grants.

Other key points of the plan:

Create African Town to help monetize the city's culture and history for small businesses.